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20K views · 105 reactions | MOAB: This is what the largest non-nuclear bomb the United States has ever used in combat looks like as it hits an Islamic State target in Afghanistan. MORE: bit.ly/2ofbJeb | KUTV 2News | Facebook

In this United States Air Force handout, a Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb, explodes November 21, 2003 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. At 21,700-pounds, it's the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat by the U.S. military. This is the same bomb U.S. forces used to strike an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan today. Read more: http://bit.ly/2nK1MKx | SFGATE

The U.S. dropped the "Mother of All Bombs," the largest nonnuclear bomb it has ever used, on an ISIS target in Afghanistan Thursday. WSJ's Shelby Holliday explains how the GBU-43 got its nickname. | The Wall Street Journal